TOKYO: The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Thursday (Sep 5) it aims to carry out a trial removal of highly radioactive debris next week after a previous attempt was suspended.
TOKYO: The operator of Japan 's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Thursday it aims to carry out a trial removal of highly radioactive debris next week after a previous attempt was suspended.
Three of Fukushima-Daiichi's six reactors were operating when a tsunami hit on Mar 11, 2011, knocking down cooling systems and sending them into meltdown in what became the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.Japan continues search for its first nuclear waste disposal site by screening tiny rural town
The new operation aims to remove a sample of the debris and study it in order to decide on the next steps.
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